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In parallel to his career as a performer for leading Quebec choreographers (Marie Chouinard,
Sylvain Émard, Daniel Léveillé, etc.), Manuel Roque independently developed short choreographic
forms. His first solo, RAW-me (2010), distinguished itself at Festival Vue sur la Relève
and at the OFFTA. In 2012, he co-created with performer Lucie Vigneault the duo Ne meurs pas
tout de suite, on nous regarde. He then, in 2014, created In Situ, presented at
Espace Culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme of Place des Arts. The same year, Manuel Roque created a solo
that drew its inspiration from the mutations of matter. First presented at Usine C, Data was then
performed in 2015 at Festival TransAmériques (FTA) and in many other cities around the world.
Manuel Roque was invited to participate in Migrant Bodies, a research project initiated by Canadian
and European partners, in the context of which he created Matière Noire (2015). Other
creations followed: Aurora (2015) developed for the graduating class of École de danse
contemporaine de Montréal; 4-OR (2015), presented at Tangente; and his most recent solo,
bang bang, presented in 2017 at Les Subsistances (Lyon), FTA and Festival June Events
(Paris). He won the Prix du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) pour la meilleure
oeuvre chorégraphique of the 2016-2017 season as well as the Prix de la danse de Montréal,
Performer category (2017) for this latest work. His creative universe focuses on the contemporary
languages breeding, on the meeting of a kinesthesic virtuosity and the research of an upstanding
presence. Revolving around the notion of contemporary human condition, his work aims to open
consciousness and to propose sensible, poetic and genuine artistic propositions. Manuel Roque is an
associate creator to DLD - Daniel Léveillé Danse and a member of Circuit-Est centre
chorégraphique.